Planning Report - Revisions incoporating Attachment H - Economic Report · MCU13/0092

In summary the proposal is not considered to compromise any of the Noosa
Plan’s pertinent DEO’s.

7.6    EASTERN BEACHES LOCALITY PLAN (the Plan) contains the
town planning provisions for development at Peregian Beach (et al Eastern
Beaches). The Plan contains:

   •   Locality Overlay Maps;
   •   Assessment Tables;
   •   Zone assessment tables for MCU’s;
   •   Assessment Table for the Locality; and
   •   The Eastern Beaches Locality Code

A non-statutory Character Statement is provided at the beginning of the
Plan. To some extent this statement has been overtaken by events such as
the closure of the Peregian Beach Caravan Park which is referred to as
providing low cost visitor accommodation, and the closure of the Bowls
Club, which is described as being a facility at Peregian Beach. The
Statement also states that “Peregian Beach ….. serves a significant role in
providing local convenience shopping, business and community services”.
(my emphasis).

Similarly the Eastern Beaches Locality Code states that Peregian Beach
“Provides a range of local retail and commercial functions”, (my emphasis)
whereas the Code’s overall outcomes for Peregian Beach are a “wide range
of local Retail, Commercial, Entertainment and Dining Uses within the
neighbourhood centre serve the immediate needs of residents and visitors of
the locality” (my emphasis). The Code continues with “the neighbourhood
centre provides an informal village like atmosphere with a low key attractive
and safe village square that engenders a “sense of place” and a public
focus for local community interaction and activity”, and “The Peregian
Beach Neighbourhood Centre forms a focal point for the community
providing local shops, offices, restaurants and limited higher order functions
to support he day to day needs of residents and visitors”.

One of the overall outcomes for Peregian Beach is “the neighbourhood
centre provides an informal village like atmosphere with a low key attractive
and safe village square that engenders a “sense of place” and a public
focus for local community interaction and activity; and”

Town Planning Comments:

(a) It is doubtful that the actual function of the neighbourhood centre
(Village Square) is one where a ‘wide range of local Retail…’and ‘serves a
significant role in providing local convenience shopping” and ‘provides a

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